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Fuel your creativity with new generative media models and tools

Google just shipped Veo 3 and Imagen 4. Here's what filmmakers can actually do with them.

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Why it matters

Google's new generative media models (Veo 3, Imagen 4) and Flow filmmaking tool represent a significant expansion of AI capabilities in creative production. This is a direct product launch that applies multimodal AI to professional workflows—not a model benchmark story, but a shipping capability stack.

The key facts

6 to know
  1. Veo 3 video generation model released

  2. Imagen 4 image generation model released

  3. Flow filmmaking tool launched

  4. Products target creative professionals and filmmakers

  5. Google DeepMind shipping generative media suite

  6. Published May 20, 2025

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Publisher excerpt: Introducing Veo 3 and Imagen 4, and a new tool for filmmaking called Flow.
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